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Bharat Sinh rpsk@jagsonpalpharma.com Fwd: (SS NT-24 T-15) Govind Singh - Satche Padshah ! 12 February 2011 14:03:03

Couple of us are in a discussion on various topics. Here is something sent by JP, you would be aware of it, but still something interesting Bharat

you asked me about organised religion and i said that i will not join any organised religion unless i was born four centuries ago in the 17th century i would have willingly joined an organization started by one dude called Govind Rai
a perfect example of manhood; highly educated, a warrior - skilled in horsemanship and armed combat, chivalrous, and generous in character.

a genuinely secular and liberal leader. He gave his followers military training, and taught them never to show their backs to the enemy in battle, he preached the democratic doctrine of equality with even less reservation than first Guru himself, and he enjoined on all his followers to consider themselves members of one family with all previous caste distinctions erased. In 1699, at Anandpur on 30 March 1699, the day of Vaisakhi on a hill now called Kesgarh Sahib He addressed his congregation " who am i ?" "You are our Guru." "who are you all ?" "We are your Sikhs." "the Guru needs something from his Sikhs" "Hukum Karo, Sache Patshah" (Order us, True Lord). then drawing his sword he asked for a volunteer who was willing to sacrifice his head. no one answered his first call, nor the second call, but on the third invitation, Daya Ram (later known as Bhai Daya Singh) came forward and offered his head to the Guru. Guru Gobind Rai took the volunteer inside the tent. and returned to the crowd with blood dripping from his sword. He then demanded another head. One more volunteer came forward, and entered the tent with him. The Guru again emerged with blood on his sword. this happened three more times. then the five volunteers came out of the tent in new clothing unharmed.

Guru Gobind Rai then poured clear water into an iron bowl and adding Patashas (Punjabi sweeteners) into it, he stirred it with double-edged sword accompanied with recitations from Adi Granth. He called this mixture of sweetened water and iron as Amrit ("nectar") and administered it to the five men. these five, who willingly volunteered to sacrifice their lives for their Guru, were given the title of the Panj Piare ("the five beloved ones") by their Guru. they were the first (baptized) Sikhs of the Khalsa: Daya Ram (Bhai Daya Singh), Dharam Das (Bhai Dharam Singh), Himmat Rai (Bhai Himmat Singh), Mohkam Chand (Bhai Mohkam Singh), and Sahib Chand (Bhai Sahib Singh).

Guru Gobind Singh then recited a line which has been the rallying-cry of the Khalsa since then: 'Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji Ki Fateh' (Khalsa belongs to God; victory belongs to God). He gave them all the name "Singh" (lion), and designated them collectively as Khalsa (the Pure Ones), the body of baptized Sikhs. the Guru then astounded the five and the whole assembly as he knelt and asked them to in turn initiate him as a member, on an equal footing with them in the Khalsa, thus becoming the sixth member of the new order. his name became Gobind Singh. Bole Sonihal Sat Sri Akal !

Guru Gobind Singh then addressed the audience -

From now on, you have become casteless. No ritual, either Hindu or Muslim, will you perform nor will you believe in superstition of any kind, but only in one God who is the master and protector of all, the only creator and destroyer. In your new order, the lowest will rank with the highest and each will be to the other a bhai (brother). No pilgrimages for you any more, nor austerities but the pure life of the household, which you should be ready to sacrifice at the call of Dharma. Women shall be equal of men in every way. No purdah (veil) for them anymore, nor the burning alive of a widow on the pyre of her spouse (sati). He who kills his daughter, the Khalsa shall not deal with him. Five K's you will observe as a pledge of your dedication to my ideal.

Kesh: Hair unshorn will represent saintliness Kangha: the comb will keep the hair clean and untangled. Kara: will be the iron/steel bracelet of armour to you against enemies and the evil spirits Kacchha: a piece of practical shorts to wear instead of the traditional wrapped sheet to create mobility. Kirpan: a steel sword for your defence and to defend the helpless.

smoking is an unclean and injurious habit, you will forswear. you will love the weapons of war, be excellent horsemen, marksmen and wielders of the sword, the discus and the spear. physical prowess will be as sacred to you as spiritual sensitivity. and, between the Hindus and Muslims, you will act as a bridge, and serve the poor without distinction of caste, colour, country or creed. my Khalsa shall always defend the poor, and Deg (community kitchen) will be as much an essential part of your order as Teg (the sword). and, from now onwards Sikh males will call themselves 'Singh' and women 'Kaur'(princess) and greet each other 'Waheguruji ka Khalsa, Waheguruji ki fateh (the Khalsa belongs to God; victory belongs to God

thus he raised the Khalsa army, which had a religious fervor that matched its military prowess. " a religion became a political power, and for the first time in India, a nation arose, embracing all races, all classes, and all grades of society and banded them together in the face of a foreign foe." ( Ibbetson) Guru Govind's next step was to adapt the Sikh scriptures to his own views. with this objective, he endeavored to induce the custodians of the " Adi Granth" to permit him to make additions to the work, but the 'Sodhis', who had the guardianship of the sacred volume, and who were the descendants of Guru Ram Das, refused to accept the authority of the new leader. when they understood that the object of Guru Govind was to preach the democratic doctrine of equality in a far more liberal fashion than it had been promulgated by even Guru Nanak himself, and the lowest classes and even the outcastes, were to be admitted equally with themselves to the higher privileges of the "Khalsa", they rose in revolt to a man. They with their great establishments, has already become the brahmins of the Sikh creed, with all the unbounded spiritual pride. They, therefore, denounced him as an impostor, and told him if he were a true

Guru he should compile a scripture for himself, which he at once proceeded to do and completed the work in 1696. the Granth of Guru Goving Singh is known as the " Daswan Badshah di Granth". if one is lucky to visit the awesome Gurudwara at Hemkund Sahib, one will get to see the place where legend has it that the Guru sat and meditated and wrote the "Dasmi Granth" ...... my first regimental granthi was a sufi he told me kohi paidaishi brahman nahin kohi paidaishi khalsa nahin na hi kohi massih ya peer paidaishi sab apne apne karam se hai bande ...... nobody nobody nobody nobody is is is is born born born born a a a a Brahmin Khalsa Sufi Christan

you become one, only if you are worthy ... -jp if

' aun aprendo '

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